Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A method for provisioning an alternative energy source generator operable with and connected to a gateway in communication with a web portal located remotely from said gateway, comprising: entering system information into said gateway comprising scanning the system information from the gateway using a communication device and transmitting the system information from the communication device into the gateway; transmitting said system information from said gateway to said web portal; validating said system information with said web portal comprising determining if a serial number of the gateway is a duplicate of another serial number already in a database accessible by the web portal; determining configuration information with said web portal for said alternative energy source generator in response to validation of said system information; transmitting said configuration information from said web portal to said gateway; initiating a discovery process with said gateway to ascertain discovery information for said alternative energy source generator in response to said configuration information; transmitting said discovery information from said gateway to said web portal; validating said discovery information with said web portal comprising determining if a serial number of the alternative energy source generator is a duplicate of another serial number already in the database accessible by the web portal; configuring said alternative energy source generator with said gateway in accordance with said configuration information and in response to validation of said discovery information; and if one of said system information or discovery information is not validated, sending an error message to said gateway.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising: reviewing said system information, said configuration information and said discovery information via said web portal; approving an operation of said alternative energy source generator based on said system information, said configuration information and said discovery information; and providing an approval of said operation to said gateway.
3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein if said system information is not validated, further comprising: reentering said system information into said gateway; retransmitting said system information to said web portal; and revalidating said system information with said web portal.
4. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein if said discovery information is not validated, further comprising: reinitiating said discovery process with said gateway to ascertain said discovery information for said alternative energy source generator; retransmitting said discovery information to said web portal; and revalidating said discovery information with said web portal.
5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the communication device is one of a bar code or QR code scanner.
6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said gateway communicates with said alternative energy source generator via a power line carrier (PLC) protocol.
7. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said alternative energy source generator is an alternating current photovoltaic (ACPV) module.
8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said system information comprises global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, time zone information, location information, naming information, or installer information.
9. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said configuration information comprises utility grid settings or time zone information.
10. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said discovery information comprises identifying information of said alternative energy source generator.
11. An apparatus for provisioning of and connected to an alternative energy source generator, comprising: a processor; and memory including computer program code, said memory and said computer program code configured to, with said processor, cause said apparatus to perform at least the following: scan system information from a gateway using a communication device and transmit the scanned system information from the communication device into the gateway; receive the system information; transmit said system information to a web portal located remotely from said apparatus; receive configuration information from said web portal for said alternative energy source generator in response to validation of said system information, wherein the validation of said system information comprises determining if a serial number of the gateway is a duplicate of another serial number already in a database accessible by the web portal; initiate a discovery process to ascertain discovery information for said alternative energy source generator in response to said configuration information; transmit said discovery information to said web portal; configure said alternative energy source generator in accordance with said configuration information and in response to validation of said discovery information with said web portal, wherein the validation of said discovery information comprises determining if a serial number of the alternative energy source generator is a duplicate of another serial number already in the database accessible by the web portal; and if one of said system information or discovery information is not validated, receiving an error message from said web portal.
12. The apparatus as recited in claim 11 , wherein if said system information is not validated, said memory and said computer program code are further configured to, with said processor, cause said apparatus to: re-receive said system information; and retransmit said system information to said web portal for revalidation.
13. The apparatus as recited in claim 11 , wherein if said discovery information is not validated, said memory and said computer program code are further configured to, with said processor, cause said apparatus to: reinitiate said discovery process to ascertain said discovery information for said alternative energy source generator; and retransmit said discovery information to said web portal for revalidation.
14. The apparatus as recited in claim 11 , wherein said apparatus communicates with said alternative energy source generator via a power line carrier (PLC) protocol.
15. The apparatus as recited in claim 11 wherein said alternative energy source generator is an alternating current photovoltaic (ACPV) module.
16. An apparatus for provisioning of and remotely located from an alternative energy source generator, comprising: a processor; and memory including computer program code, said memory and said computer program code configured to, with said processor, cause said apparatus to perform at least the following: scan system information from a gateway using a communication device and transmit the scanned system information from the communication device into the gateway; receive the system information from the gateway connected to said alternative energy source generator; validate said system information, wherein validating said system information comprises determining if a serial number of the gateway is a duplicate of another serial number already in a database accessible by a web portal; determine configuration information for said alternative energy source generator in response to validation of said system information; transmit said configuration information to said gateway; receive discovery information from said gateway for said alternative energy source generator in response to said configuration information; validate said discovery information to allow said gateway to configure said alternative energy source generator in accordance with said configuration information and in response to validation of said discovery information, wherein the validation of said discovery information comprises determining if a serial number of the alternative energy source generator is a duplicate of another serial number already in the database accessible by the web portal; and if one of said system information or discovery information is not validated, send an error message to said gateway.
17. The apparatus as recited in claim 16 , wherein said memory and said computer program code are further configured to, with said processor, cause said apparatus to: review said system information, said configuration information and said discovery information; approve an operation of said alternative energy source generator based on said system information, said configuration information and said discovery information; and provide an approval of said operation to said gateway.
18. The apparatus as recited in claim 16 , wherein if said system information is not validated, said memory and said computer program code are further configured to, with said processor, cause said apparatus to: re-receive said system information from said gateway; and revalidate said system information.
19. The apparatus as recited in claim 16 , wherein if said discovery information is not validated, said memory and said computer program code are further configured to, with said processor, cause said apparatus to: re-receive said discovery information for said alternative energy source generator from said gateway in response to said configuration information; and revalidate said discovery information to allow said gateway to configure said alternative energy source generator in accordance with said configuration information and in response to validation of said discovery information.
20. The apparatus as recited in claim 16 wherein said alternative energy source generator is an alternating current photovoltaic (ACPV) module.
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July 20, 2021
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